Mumbai, 29 October 2025: LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has unveiled the 2025 Top Startups list for Mumbai – an annual ranking of the emerging companies where careers can thrive. The list, based on exclusive LinkedIn data on employee growth, engagement interest, job interest, and attraction of top talent, surfaces insights that can help local job seekers identify opportunities in the city.
Quick-commerce unicorn Zepto (#1) tops the Mumbai list, followed by comfort-tech brand The Sleep Company (#2), and skincare maker Pilgrim (#3). Despite operating in different categories, all three are scaling rapidly and expanding into new markets, signalling that direct consumer relationships, brand innovation and operational excellence are the defining advantages of Mumbai’s top-performing startups.
The list underscores Mumbai’s strength as a hub for consumer-facing innovation. The “quick economy” is expanding beyond groceries with platforms like Snabbit (#7) offering hyperlocal home services. A new wave of D2C brands is also thriving, from Foxtale (#5) in skincare to Traya (#4) in hair health, showcasing a data-backed approach to building beloved consumer labels. The list’s diversity—from Truemeds (#6) in e-pharma to Neysa (#8) in AI-cloud infrastructure and Dezerv (#9) in wealth management—underscores Mumbai’s evolution into a multidisciplinary startup hub. This year’s list signals steady growth across the city’s startup ecosystem, with three new entrants.
Commenting on this year’s list, Nirajita Banerjee, LinkedIn Career Expert and Sr. Managing Editor, LinkedIn India News, said, “Mumbai’s startup landscape is defined by its deep understanding of the consumer. The companies on this list are mastering the art of building trusted brands and delivering customised consumer care. For professionals, this presents a clear opportunity to develop skills in brand-building, customer-centric technology, and scaling operations in one of India’s most dynamic markets. They can leverage this list to spot companies turning product-market fit into sustainable growth right here in the city.”
Here’s the full list of 2025 LinkedIn Top Startups in Mumbai:
- Zepto
- The Sleep Company
- Pilgrim
- Traya
- Foxtale
- Truemeds
- Snabbit
- Neysa
- Dezerv
- Pocket FM
Here are some tips from Nirajita Banerjee on how to land a job at a LinkedIn Top Startup:
● Track where startups are scaling, not just who is hiring: 14 newcomers moved from niche to national in under two years. You won’t see that in job boards. Watch funding, product launches and market expansion to spot momentum early.
● Evaluate founders like you would evaluate future managers: In high-growth startups, leadership dictates your growth more than title. Use LinkedIn to see how founders build teams, communicate and retain talent. Trust and clarity matter more than hype.
● Look for business models with discipline, not just innovation: This year’s top startups win by pairing innovation with execution. Quick commerce enters new categories, AI builds infrastructure, fintech solves depth. Go where ambition meets operational rigour.
● Chase sectors AND problems worth solving: This year’s top startups solve urgency, complexity or trust. Tools change, but problem-solving is the real moat. If you understand the problem a company is obsessed with, you’ll always stay relevant.